Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Astragalus stenanthus Bunge sect. Hololeuce |
Bibliography | Izv. Imp. Obshch. Lyubit. Estestv. Moskovsk. Univ. 26(2): 274 (1880) |
Native Range | Central Asia |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 500-1500m |
Description | acaulescent, leaves 10-12cm, leaflets 5-6 pairs, narrowly lanceolate or linear-oblong, acute, adpressed pubescent, scape sulcate, flowers in cylindrical spike, corolla 15-18mm |
Size | 15-25cm |
Color | bluish violet |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 10-13°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 32 Middle Asia (KAZ Kazakhstan, KGZ Kirgizistan, TZK Tadzhikistan, UZB Uzbekistan) |